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28 West 8 Street

160Records
12City systems
2Open violations
20Penalty rate
Manhattan · ZIP 10011 · Neighborhood: Greenwich Village
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160 recorded events, 1967–2026, from 12 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 36 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 32 DOB permits, 30 311 service requests.

BoroughManhattan 10011
Built1860
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassK4
Owner (PLUTO)RETURN TO HOME LLC
BBL1005510020
BIN1008856, 1091008

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GRADE C

A meaningful record of code violations or complaints relative to its peers. More recorded distress than 87% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 20. In ZIP 10011, 68% of residential buildings hold an A and 5% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations2 total — 2 class C (immediately hazardous), 0 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2024-12-03.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

12 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (6) · Outdoor Dining (2) · Dirty Condition (1) · Lost Property (1) · Air Quality (1) · Drinking (1).

Filed construction activity

$396,600 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1860)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$3,122,000 $1,404,900
2026$3,211,000 $1,444,950
2027$3,237,000 $1,456,650

The city's market estimate has risen 4% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
8th Street WinecellarAmericanAMice evidence

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Hurricane evacuation zone 5 of 6 — zone 1 evacuates first.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayW 4 St-Wash Sq — A B C D E F M · 500 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Christopher St-Stonewall — 1 · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 7-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: W 8 St / 5 Av — M8 · 350 ft
Citi BikeMacDougal St & Washington Sq · 200 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 041 Greenwich Village
Middle: M.S. 297. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

28 West 8 Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

12 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $367,249 on 2009-05-13 (lender: Apple Bank For Savings), covering 6 lots — the amount covers all of them. Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-03-01Agreement $8,500,000 — from RETURN TO HOME LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $8,500,000
2012-04-05Agreement $8,500,000 — from RETURN TO HOME LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS BANK $8,500,000
2009-05-13Mortgage $367,249 — from RETURN TO HOME LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $367,249
2009-05-13Agreement $8,500,000 — from RETURN TO HOME LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $8,500,000
2009-05-13AL&R $8,500,000 — from RETURN TO HOME LLC to APPLE BANK FOR SAVINGS $8,500,000
2009-03-16Agreement $10,450,000 — from RETURN TO HOME LLC to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A. $10,450,000
1999-12-23Mortgage $1,362,856 — from RETURN TO HOME LLC to DIME SAVINGS BANK OFNEW YORK $1,362,856
1987-01-15Mortgage $4,326,122 — from RETURN TO HOME CO to CHEMICAL BANK $4,326,122

Ten-year activity

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2021
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ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
2017510017
2018132028
2019020024
2020002013
2021101013
2022024129
2023005049
2024004037
2025004037
2026005005
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The full timeline

Construction 53Enforcement 18Housing & tenants 32Ownership & money 36Health & systems 21

Every one of the 160 recorded events, 1967–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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